Sebi Says Subhash Chandra Not Cooperating in Investigation
By Rediff Money Desk, MUMBAI Feb 26, 2024 19:49
Sebi alleges Subhash Chandra is not cooperating with its investigation into alleged financial irregularities at Essel Group, seeking more time to provide documents. The regulator says it had issued summons to Chandra in January.
Mumbai, Feb 26 (PTI) Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra is "not cooperating" with Sebi's investigations and has been continuously seeking more time, capital markets regulator Sebi said on Monday.
During a hearing on Chandra's appeal to stay an August 2023 Sebi order at the Securities Appellate Tribunal on Monday, a counsel for Sebi said the businessman has been repeatedly seeking additional time to furnish documents sought from him.
Chandra is "not cooperating" with the investigations, the counsel said, adding that the capital markets regulator had also sent summons to him on January 12 this year.
"I want to put it on record that in fact, he (Chandra) is not cooperating (in the investigations). We have been writing to him, giving him summons, seeking information documents," the Sebi counsel said.
Chandra's counsel said that Sebi's summons were pertaining to the requirement of certain documents despite knowing that there is nothing to be given from his end.
After hearing both parties, the tribunal gave 10 more days to Sebi to file a reply to the appeal filed by Chandra and set the next date of hearing on the appeal for March 8.
Sebi had said that Chandra and his son Punit Goenka had allegedly abused their roles as directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs) of a listed company by siphoning off funds for their own benefit. The regulator had also barred the duo from holding key managerial positions in listed entities.
Goenka moved the SAT first and got relief, while Chandra moved the tribunal later. At the hearing on Monday, Chandra's counsel said the SAT judgement in the Goenka matter applies to Chandra as well, and added that he has approached the SAT now seeking a stay on the Sebi's confirmatory order.
Only Goenka filed the appeal initially because he was the managing director and chief executive of Zee, the counsel said, adding that Chandra was only a chairman emeritus in the company.
Sebi had earlier committed to finish its investigations in the matter in eight months or by April-end.
During a hearing on Chandra's appeal to stay an August 2023 Sebi order at the Securities Appellate Tribunal on Monday, a counsel for Sebi said the businessman has been repeatedly seeking additional time to furnish documents sought from him.
Chandra is "not cooperating" with the investigations, the counsel said, adding that the capital markets regulator had also sent summons to him on January 12 this year.
"I want to put it on record that in fact, he (Chandra) is not cooperating (in the investigations). We have been writing to him, giving him summons, seeking information documents," the Sebi counsel said.
Chandra's counsel said that Sebi's summons were pertaining to the requirement of certain documents despite knowing that there is nothing to be given from his end.
After hearing both parties, the tribunal gave 10 more days to Sebi to file a reply to the appeal filed by Chandra and set the next date of hearing on the appeal for March 8.
Sebi had said that Chandra and his son Punit Goenka had allegedly abused their roles as directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs) of a listed company by siphoning off funds for their own benefit. The regulator had also barred the duo from holding key managerial positions in listed entities.
Goenka moved the SAT first and got relief, while Chandra moved the tribunal later. At the hearing on Monday, Chandra's counsel said the SAT judgement in the Goenka matter applies to Chandra as well, and added that he has approached the SAT now seeking a stay on the Sebi's confirmatory order.
Only Goenka filed the appeal initially because he was the managing director and chief executive of Zee, the counsel said, adding that Chandra was only a chairman emeritus in the company.
Sebi had earlier committed to finish its investigations in the matter in eight months or by April-end.
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